The Civil Service reform in Armenia. The Civil Service law (Draft)

Abstract

The topic of the given MA Essay is the study of the reforms in the field of Public Administration in Armenia and analysis of the Civil Service Draft Law. The purpose of the essay is to explore the present situation of the Bureaucratic structures in the republic, to see how they are formed, whether there are any regular patterns in the promotion within the system or entrance into the system, as well as the necessity for and significance of the Draft for the required systemic transformations. The Paper focuses on: 1. the study of the Armenian Draft Law on the Civil Service, several documents of the similar type, such as the Estonian Public Service Act, the Russian State Service Law; literature covering the French State Service and the US Public Administration, etc. 2. the analysis of the Armenian Draft in the light of the international standards and the Armenian reality. The paper will dwell on the articles which are seen as the most important for the formation of Civil Service. The Law will also be analyzed from the point of view of its accordance to the principles of structural integrity, administrative feasibility and political feasibility. There will also be discussed some problems found in the Draft, which often result from the contradictions between the major principles – that of structural integrity and administrative feasibility. The final part will conclude the analysis and comprise some recommendations concerning the solution of the problems, as well as some considerations as to the possibility of the Draft to pass as a Law.